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Emergency Incidents
Cooking sets off smoke alarm in Darien apartment
Fire
Captons Ln, Darien, IL 60561
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to an activated fire alarm at a three-story multifamily building near Captain’s Lane in Darien. Units found no visible fire and traced the alarm to a smoke detector in one apartment, reportedly caused by cooking, and downgraded the response.
Burnt food triggers fire alarm in Darien apartment
Fire
Captons Ln, Darien, IL 60561
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a general fire alarm at a three-story multifamily building near Captons Lane and Joliet Road in Darien. Units investigated and determined the alarm was caused by burnt food in one unit, and ventilation was started.
Psychiatric evaluation at residence with combative occupant
Medical Emergency
Summit Rd, Darien, IL 60561
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched for a psychiatric evaluation at a residence near Summit Road in Darien. Responders were advised that the occupant may become combative with police and medical personnel.
78-year-old female unconscious and vomiting in apartment
Medical Emergency
N Frontage Rd, Darien, IL 60561
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a possible medical emergency involving an unconscious or fainting 78-year-old woman who was weak and vomiting near North Frontage Road in the Willowbrook area.
Officers check on elderly man carrying gas can
Suspicious Activity
75th St & S Cass Ave, Darien, IL 60561
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers discussed a possible older man in his 80s carrying a gas can who was last seen walking west from a gas station near 75th Street and Cass Avenue through a nearby Walgreens parking lot. Units were asked to check nearby roads and contact him.
81-year-old woman with low oxygen near Darien
Medical Emergency
Drover Ln, Darien, IL 60561
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched to a possible medical emergency involving an 81-year-old woman with low oxygen and trouble breathing near a residence on Drove Lane in Darien.
77-year-old assisted in moving at home in Darien
Medical Emergency
Dorchester Ln, Darien, IL 60561
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched for a possible lift assist for a 77-year-old person at a home near Dorchester Lane in Darien, Illinois, to help move from a family room to the kitchen.
Person down near Lake Ridge Drive in Darien
Medical Emergency
Lake Ridge Dr, Darien, IL 60561
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched for a possible person down near Lake Ridge Drive in Darien, with units from Engine 90 and Medic 90 responding near Royal Swan Lane and Oldfield Road.
Person down with unknown medical problem in Darien
Medical Emergency
Lake Ridge Dr, Darien, IL 60561
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched to a possible medical emergency involving a person down near Lake Ridge Drive in Darien, close to Royal Swan Lane and Oldfield Road.
Fire crews investigate outdoor natural gas odor
Fire
73rd St & S Cass Ave, Darien, IL 60561
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported intermittent outdoor natural gas odor near Cass Avenue and 73rd Street in Darien. Units checked the area and nearby streets, including around 65th and 67th, while investigating the possible source of the gas smell.
Officers search for red Buick after freeway crash
Traffic
I-55, Darien, IL
As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic describes a possible property-damage traffic crash involving a red Buick near Army Trail, with the driver reportedly on or near I-355 and units searching the I-55 area around Darien.
Employee feeling ill at Burger King in Willowbrook
Medical Emergency
Kingery Hwy, Darien, IL 60561
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched to a possible medical emergency involving a sick adult male employee at a Burger King near Kingery Highway in Willowbrook. Medic 123, Engine 120, and Ladder 122 were sent to the scene.
Multifamily building fire alarm on Nantucket Drive
Fire
Nantucket Dr, Darien, IL 60561
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to a reported multifamily fire alarm at a four-story building near Nantucket Drive and Comstock Lane in Darien. Crews reported nothing showing from three sides and began investigating the alarm.
Person unconscious near 68th Street in Darien
Medical Emergency
68th St, Darien, IL 60561
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched for a possible unconscious or fainting person near 68th Street and High Road in Darien.
Child with ankle pain at Darien address treated
Medical Emergency
Clarendon Hills Rd, Darien, IL 60561
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a reported medical call for a juvenile female with ankle pain near Clarendon Hills Road in Darien. A separate commercial fire alarm was also reported at a business on West 55th Street in Countryside.
88-year-old woman down with medical panic alarm in Darien
Medical Emergency
79th St Apt 205, Darien, IL 60561
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched to a reported person down with a medical panic alarm at an apartment on 79th Street in Darien. The resident is an adult female with no voice contact reported.
Person found unconscious at Farmingdale Drive, Darien
Medical Emergency
Farmingdale Dr, Darien, IL 60561
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency units were dispatched to a possible medical emergency involving a person down near Farmingdale Drive in Darien, with cross streets Glen Lane and Portsmouth Drive.
86-year-old male suspected stroke at restaurant
Medical Emergency
Kingery Highway, Rt. 83, IL-83, Darien, IL 60561
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a medical call at a restaurant on Kingery Highway in Darien for an 86-year-old man believed to be having a stroke. Ladder and medic units were dispatched, and a county medical unit was later reported en route to a hospital.
Minor crash blocking eastbound Plainfield Road
Traffic
Plainfield Rd, Darien, IL
As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic reports a minor car accident on Plainfield Road just west of Lansfield Road, blocking eastbound traffic. Crews are checking for injuries and police are being notified.
Smoke investigation at Darien restaurant
Fire
S Cass Ave, Darien, IL 60561
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a commercial fire alarm at a restaurant near Cass Avenue in Darien. Units initially reported nothing showing from the outside, then found smoke inside the building and established command on Cass Avenue.
